Recipe Sifter

When on the go, try this Idaho-style chili that's made with pinto beans, ground beef and tomato sauce.

If you love hot food, you will love this tantalizing crockpot dish made with chili powder and jalapeno peppers.

Try this spicy and scrumptious chicken dish that just might have you drooling when it's done cooking!

Note: 15 bean mixtures are available packaged in supermarkets and health food stores. If you prefer, make your own by combining equal amounts of dried blackeyed peas, red kidney beans, white kidney beans (cannellini), green lentils, split peas, black beans, yellow split peas, navy beans, cranberry (Roman, shell, or shell out) beans, great Northern beans, pinto beans, small white limas, red lentils, cow peas (field peas), and pink beans. Avoid using beans such as garbanzos and large lima beans, as these take longer to cook than other varities.

A spicy, but savory dish made with pinto beans and smoked ham that tastes great after being left to simmer in a crockpot.

Menudo with Hominy Beans recipe

If you're not in the mood for meat, try this scrumptious dish made with black eyed peas, squash, chili peppers and corn.